Telset.id, Jakarta – Instead of Snapdragon 898, the latest processor successor to Snapdragon 888 will be named Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1. This processor was officially announced at the Snapdragon Tech Summit 2021.
In addition to Snapdragon 8 Gen1, at the same event Qualcomm also announced their current achievements. The semiconductor company claims that there are more than 2 billion devices that use Snapdragon worldwide.
Reported from GSMArena, Thursday (11/25/2021), Qualcomm has confirmed that it will switch to a new naming scheme for mobile chipsets.
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The names will include a “single-digit series followed by the generation number”. Starting with the platform of Qualcomm’s latest flagship chipset series which will be called Snapdragon 8 Gen1.
So later there will be no Snapdragon 888, Snapdragon 898, and so on. Instead, Qualcomm will use the name Snapdragon 8 Gen1, Gen2, and so on.
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Unfortunately, Qualcomm did not reveal the same scheme for Snapdragon 7, 6, or 4. It is not yet known whether the company will also adopt the new name scheme or continue to adapt to the old one.
Other Changes Qualcomm Announced
Not only announcing Snapdragon 8 Gen1, the Qualcomm name will also appear less in mobile-related products. The company says it has separated the Qualcomm and Snapdragon brands going forward.
In addition, the “5G” appendage will also be removed from the name of the mobile platform in the future as 5G is now quite common.
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Qualcomm is also committed to launching only 5G-capable mobile platforms from now on, so there’s no need to point out the obvious.
Changes also occur to Snapdragon’s iconic “fireball” logo. The logo will get a new look and manifest itself in new visual assets that are said to have been more creatively created.
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New representative colors were also introduced, including Midnight, Gunmetal, Nickel, Snapdragon Red, and Gold. Gold will now be used to represent only premium tier products.
According to Qualcomm, the first chipset with the new name Snapdragon 8 Gen1 is planned to be officially launched at the Snapdragon Tech Summit on November 30, 2021. (HR/MF)
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